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U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces continue their push to remove the last remnants of Islamic State militants from eastern Syria, intensifying their attacks against the terror group at night to advance further
Britain’s politics are once again in chaos after parliament Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan for a second time
There are growing calls for the U.S. government to ground the Boeing 737 MAX 8 after two of the jets crashed within six months, killing all on board. Several dozen countries have banned the plane, but so far the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has only ordered the American jetliner manufacturer to upgrade the planes’ software
Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah says that Taliban militants and regular Afghans want foreign forces to leave Afghanistan, but that the troops need to stay “until the war is over and peace is restored.” In an interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan in Kabul on March 11, he discussed the talks between representatives of the Taliban and the United States as part of an envisioned Afghan reconciliation process
This is a nail-biting time for the three-and-half million EU citizens living in Britain and more than a million Britons who live on the European mainland. Neither group knows what will be their future status and whether Brexit will cause them to lose their homes and jobs
The death of 21-year-old David Dragicevic nearly a year ago sparked local protests against authorities’ handling of the case
Women attending daily workouts in a women-only park in the northern city of Maymana in Afghanistan’s Faryab Province must wear burqas. But in this traditional community, they still face criticism from local men for exercising in public at all
As Internationally backed Syrian forces continue what they believe is their final battle for Islamic State-controlled territory, more than 65,000 people—almost all women and children–have evacuated to camps in northern Syria
Approximately one million Rohingya refugees live in Cox’s Bazar camp in Bangladesh and according to the United Nations, majority of them are women and girls. Most have had severe traumatic experiences
A recent study of the illegal wildlife trade shows that trafficking in endangered species is increasing in volume and value, further fueling the global extinction crisis